Single-Centre Randomised Trial of Ritodrine Hydrochloride for Preterm Labour
Single-Centre Randomised Trial of Ritodrine Hydrochloride for Preterm Labour is a scholarly work by Kenneth J. Leveno and Gary D. V. Hankins, published in 1986 in ''The Lancet''. The main subjects of the publication include preterm birth, infant respiratory distress syndrome, cervical dilation, premature labor, ritodrine, cesarean section, tocolytic uterine relaxants, medicine, anaesthesia, human pregnancy, obstetrics, randomized experiment, and gestation. 106 women between 24 and 33 weeks' gestation and in preterm labour, rigidly defined to include cervical dilatation plus regular uterine contractions, were randomly allocated to receive either intravenous ritodrine hydrochloride or no tocolytic treatment.